{"podcast":{"title":"Hub Podcasts","slug":"hub-podcasts-4932773","podcast_index_feed_id":4932773,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69cc1a3992d007a7658eee4e","website_url":"http://www.thehub.ca","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69cc1a3992d007a7658eee4e/show-cover.png","author":"Hub Canada Media","episode_count":2029,"summary":"Welcome to Hub Podcasts, the audio version of the big ideas and in-depth conversations found at TheHub.ca, Canada's fastest growing digital news outlet with half a million people engaging weekly with our content. Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large Sean Speer and managing editor Harrison Lowman engaged in longform conversations with leading thinkers on the big issues and ideas shaping the public conversation. In Conversation with David Frum features the insights and analysis of leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum, who weighs in monthly on global and Canadian news events. The news cycle never slows down and neither does Hub Hits. Each day we provide you with quick hits on topical stories, big issues and important voices appearing in The Hub. Every week, editor-at-large Sean Speer is joined by David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data, and Amanda Galbraith, principal at Oyster Group, to dig into the drama and strategy of Canadian politics. Topics range from the issues dominating headlines, the communications battles behind the scenes, to the trends shaping parties, leaders, and voters. Some weeks, they'll focus on the hot story in Ottawa. The Hub's media criticis…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-20T08:18:03.070493+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hub-podcasts-4932773"},"episode":{"title":"Canada-U.S. trade war escalates: Is Carney making a historic mistake?","slug":"canada-u-s-trade-war-escalates-is-carney-making-a-historic-mistake","published_at":"2026-09-08T16:50:12+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hub-podcasts-4932773/canada-u-s-trade-war-escalates-is-carney-making-a-historic-mistake","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hub-podcasts-4932773","url":"https://shows.acast.com/hub-podcasts/episodes/canada-us-trade-war-escalates-is-carney-making-a-historic-mi","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69cc1a3992d007a7658eee4e/e/6aa028cc6548a37eff6d64ca/media.mp3","summary":"Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer analyze the escalating Canada-U.S. trade war as Canadian counter-tariffs take effect. They discuss President Trump's increasingly erratic behaviour, the risk of economic escalation beyond tariffs to include visa restrictions and business licenses, and whether Canada should deploy asymmetrical responses like restricting critical minerals and energy exports. Speer argues the Carney government's decision to reject the August deal may prove the most consequential choice defining Canada's economy for years to come. The Hub is Canada’s fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub’s podcast feed to get our best content when you are on the go: https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple) https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify) Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en CREDITS: Daphne Liang - Producer and Editor Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer - Hosts Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo - Photo Credit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer analyze the escalating Canada-U.S. trade war as Canadian counter-tariffs take effect. They discuss President Trump's incr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1010,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hub-podcasts-4932773/episodes/canada-u-s-trade-war-escalates-is-carney-making-a-historic-mistake/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hub-podcasts-4932773/canada-u-s-trade-war-escalates-is-carney-making-a-historic-mistake.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}